Local Government Finance (England)
House of Commons debates, 14 May 1992, 3:59 pm
Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton)
Has the Secretary of State taken into account the views of independent accountants and auditors who described my county as one of the most efficient in Britain? Why has he not taken into account the thousands of constituents who have written to him expressing concern about education, social services and all the other services that Warwickshire provides, including fire and rescue and the police services, which are under great threat? They are underfunded and have been told so by the Home Office. Why has he not taken those views into account? Why does not he agree that Warwickshire's standard spending assessment and the capping formula are flawed and work to Warwickshire's disadvantage? Warwickshire is a Tory-controlled authority, guaranteed to be one of the meanest in the country, yet it is still being capped. Why?